We analyze the influence of technological progress on pharmaceuticals on rising health expenditures using US State …

our sample. We show how diffusion of generics is linked to the characteristics of the market and investigate how price … distinction seems to emerge. On the one hand, systems that rely on market-based competition in pharmaceuticals promote a clear … enjoy premium prices and exclusivity profits under patent protection, and face fierce price competition after patent expiry …

, and the activities of Shaman Pharmaceuticals in Latin America and Africa. It provides the details, discusses what each …

monopolistic manufacturer of pharmaceuticals and a foreign exclusive distributor we, first, show that parallel trade reduces the …

. Foreign-owned firms tend to be large, and thus the decisive share of BERD is performed by large enterprises. Pharmaceuticals … past fifteen years as foreign pharmaceuticals firms became majority owners in most companies, pursuing global R …

expenditure is of course influenced by policy and also by problems and inefficiencies on the market for pharmaceuticals production …